The Horror Novel That Hides a Maternity Ward Under the Floorboards

This episode reviews Witchcraft for Wayward Girls as a horror novel where the real terror is not only magic, but the institution built to hide pregnant teenagers from polite society. Grady Hendrix sets the story in 1970 Florida, inside a home where girls are controlled, shamed, and expected to surrender their babies. In under three minutes, the episode asks why the book’s anger may matter even more than its scares.